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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Summary of Day One

After the debate on facebook friendships between teachers and students, Manail Anis Ahmed, Senior Grants Specialist at Effat's Research and Consultancy Institute, presented the summary of day one.

The Research and Consultancy Institute (RCI) at Effat University operates under the umbrella of the Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research. Licensed as Deanship in Summer 2010, the vision of this unit is to "be an enlightened community of next-generation scholars who lead positive change in society".
The mission of Effat University’s Research and Consultancy Institute is to perform innovative, relevant and meaningful applied research to solve social and economic problems by applying state-of-the-art methods and technologies consistent with local culture and traditions.

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This year’s Learning and Technology Symposium will examine social media from a variety of perspectives, with featured speakers ranging from socially conscious Saudi youth to academic experts in the field.
In addition to the presentations and discussions, the Symposium aims to
promote social media practices in schools and universities. National and international education and technology experts will join forces to:
(1) develop a holistic educational program on social media aimed at high school students;
(2) produce an academically-oriented case study on the use of social media during the Jeddah flood and;
(3) initiate a research project that investigates the use of social media by educators in Saudi Arabia. It is thus hoped that this year’s symposium will make a lasting impact on the academic community and contribute to the advancement of social media as an instrument of positive change.